Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-22
GROWING WICHITA.
Two Hundred and Eighty-Eight AID
ditions Added to the City Limits
Last Night by the Council-A Kick on the Met
ropolitan Police Law-Street Railway
Ordinances.

j The CITY council held an adjourned session
last night in the city chamber, with hi
e honor in the chair, and Councilman Stone
Healy, Richey, Harris, Brown. Kenyon ant
Hoff present. There was some discussion
) before the council met over the most difficul
subject of the evening, which was the taxing
in of more territory into the city limits
The city clerk was absent and the assistant
clerk acted in his place. There were but
few spectators present but among the mum
Der was Assessor Green, who kept tally or
additions,
When the ordinance for extending the city
limits was reached the council was informed
that the additions outside the city limits was
the modest number of 2SS. This fact gave some
idea of the subject on hand, and the council
men commenced to work for some plan to
abreviate matters. The short hand method
did not present itself, and the clerk was IN
structed to commence reading the almost
endless list The literary effort seemed rather
monotonous, and but little interest mani
| tested.
| When the clerk had finished his task, Mr..
Richey asked if all the additions named were
contiguous to the city. The city
en- gineer replied that they were oil con-
tguous, and excepting one addition on the
west and one on the south all were in Wlch-
tia township The question Of paying rail-
road bonds was raised, some thinking that If
a part of some other township was taken In
the city it would be exempt from assisting
in paying bonds to be paid by its township,
and Others held the opposite opinion.
Mr.. Harris said he thong bit that the council
was going at the question rather blindly and
thought that the ma or ought to appoint
committee from each ward to in
yestigaue what should be admitted
and what should not. He was
met by the argument that it would take
week for him to learn where all the additions
were located, and for all to gain information
concerning the question, and the city engl-
neer was prepared to answer all questions
and the council had best act Immediately SO
the ordinance could be published before the
first of next month, making the new addl-
ton taxable.
1t was decided to take in no addition out
side of Wichita and Delano townships This
motion refused Wabash and Beal
add itions. There were present sew
eral gentlemen who own land
in Wichita township, which is not yet plat
ted They were DESTROYS of having that
tax en- in the city limits, claiming that the
Indebtedness of the township would fall on
too small territory when all the additions
were taken in.
Upon motion of Mr.. Healy it was decided
to allow the h. OF L. to hold entertainments
in their hall without paying a license until
after they were able to pay 70. their hall.
The city attorney asked that city bound
airy line be drawn. The city engineer stated
that he did similar work last spring, and
it had never been called tor, and thought an
other descri ption would be work lost.
Mr. Healy introduced new subject by
handing the clerk new street railway ordl-
nance. 1t referred to the line known as
Sweiter line. After being read, ON motion OF
Richey it was referred to the railroad COM
mttee The ordinance asking for right
Mr.. Richey moved that the city attorney
be instructed to go to Topeka an work up
supplemental bill to the one referring to
cities of the first-class making the same street
bear only one name and have street sprlnk
ling done by taxation. The motion was
Withdrawn before voted upon.
The following resolution was presented by
Mr. Harris:
Resolved, That the mayor and councilmen
of the city of Wichita hereby demonstrate
against the passage by the legislature OF the
so-called metropolitan police bill now before
that honorable body, and the members from
this county are respectfully but earnestly re-
quested to oppose the passage of such bill
Resolved, Further that the city clerk for
ward copy of the resolution to the repre-
sentative or this city.
An invitation was sent the council by
Rogers the photographer, asking that the
city council, city clerk and chief of fire de-
partment meet at time convenient for all
at his gallery for the purpose of getting
photo.
Mr. Healy stated that the company going
to operate stock yards were DESTROYS that the
water company should extent their mains
t. the stock yards. The water company
thought that the consumption of water
along the proposed line would be too small to
make it a profitable extension and asked
tnat the city take the usual amount of fire
plugs. The motion was referred to the water
works committee.
After the council had adjourned gentle
man interested in property in Wichita town
ship which has not Yet been plated stated
that petition would soon be set in circu-
lation asking the council to admit into city
limits ali unplatted territory in the town
ship.
FIVE HANDED REEL.